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# System Validation Engineer

- **Company:** Lyte, Inc.
- **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Analog Electronics, Data Analysis, Automation of Tests, Datasheets, Software Debugging, Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Python (Programming Language), Software Reliability Testing, Signal Integrity, Subsystems, System Testing, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, Digital Access Carrier System, Serial Peripheral Interface, Application Specific Integrated Circuits
- **Published:** October 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/system-validation-engineer-sunnyvale-ca--64c395c6-4755-445f-997d-7aa2cb03b960

## About the Role

* BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering from a top research university
 * ~5 years of hands-on lab experience in PCB bringup, system validation, signal/power integrity, or failure analysis
 * Solid analog circuit knowledge - bias networks, LDOs, PLLs, ADCs/DACs, mixed-signal interfaces - and the instincts to debug them at the bench
 * Opto-electronic debug experience: optical power meters, photodetectors, spectrum analyzers
 * Python for test automation and data analysis
 * Fluent reading schematics, layout files, and datasheets, * Board-level work with SiP or ASIC platforms
 * Experience with embedded microcontrollers, SoCs, and FPGAs
 * Reliability testing (thermal cycling, HALT, HASS); taking products into mass production

## Description

About the roleWe are looking for a hands-on, lab-centric person to own system-level bringup and debug of our electro-optical hardware - a complex system of mixed-signal ASICs, photonic modules, DSP chips, and power management ICs. Your core strength: methodically isolating problems and localizing them to a specific component or subsystem. Potential to grow into a module lead role.What you'll doLead PCB and system-level bringup, first power-on through functional validationIsolate failures in a complex system of mixed-signal ASICs, photonics, DSP chips, and power management ICs, localizing each issue to a specific component or subsystemDebug hardware/firmware interactions and analog circuit behavior using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and spectrum analyzersPerform signal integrity and power integrity measurements; localize sources of noise and cross-talkDrive failure analysis on prototype and production units; turn findings into corrective actionsValidate chip-to-board communication (I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO)Build test plans with clear pass/fail criteria and Python automation for lab and production testingSupport offshore manufacturing partners on assembly validation, calibration, and production testRequired QualificationsBS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering from a top research university~5 years of hands-on lab experience in PCB bringup, system validation, signal/power integrity, or failure analysisSolid analog circuit knowledge - bias networks, LDOs, PLLs, ADCs/DACs, mixed-signal interfaces - and the instincts to debug them at the benchOpto-electronic debug experience: optical power meters, photodetectors, spectrum analyzersPython for test automation and data analysisFluent reading schematics, layout files, and datasheetsPreferred QualificationsBoard-level work with SiP or ASIC platformsExperience with embedded microcontrollers, SoCs, and FPGAsReliability testing (thermal cycling, HALT, HASS); taking products into mass productionBenefits (subject to location and local regulations)Competitive salary and equity Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage 401(k) retirement plan Flexible vacation and time-off policy Collaborative, fast-paced, and inclusive work environment Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies with a highly cross-functional team